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Birdfinders’ 2008 Nepal tour was filled with birds and stunning scenery. From Koshi Camp in the lowland south-east of the country, to two localities in Royal Chitwan National Park, to the mountains in the centre of the country and finally to Kathmandu, we found new birds all the way: nine species of woodpeckers, five species of parakeets, 32 species of raptors (including all eight vultures), 11 species of Phylloscopus warblers, 11 Cutias and all four species of forktail, plus numerous others including the declining Black-bellied Tern, the beautiful Red-headed Bullfinch and hundreds of Snow Pigeons. The weather was unusually cold in the lowlands but warm and sunny on the trek with magnificent views of the Himalayas. Join us on our revised March 2009 tour (dates and itinerary to be announced shortly) with extra days being added to Koshi and Chitwan and the trek being offered as an extension.
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Photos from Birdfinders 2008 trip to Nepal, courtesy of Svetlana Annenkova, Vaughan Ashby and Martin Tribe. |
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 Lesser Adjutant |
Woolly-necked Stork |
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 Black Stork |
 Asian Openbill |
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 Indian Pond Heron |
 Black (Red-naped) Ibises |
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 White-breasted Waterhen |
Lammergeier |
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Black Vulture |
 Himalayan Griffon-vulture |
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Slender-billed Vulture |
 White-backed Vulture |
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 Steppe Eagle |
Bonelli's Eagle |
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 Peregrine |
Shikra |
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 Collared Falconet |
White-eyed Buzzard |
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 Black-shouldered Kite |
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 Great Thick-knee |
Black-bellied Tern |
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 Red-breasted Parakeet |
Slaty-headed Parakeet |
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 Plum-headed Parakeet |
Speckled Wood-pigeon |
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 Spotted Dove |
Common Hawk Cuckoo |
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 Spot-bellied Eagle-owl |
Brown Hawk-owl |
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 Asian Barred Owlet |
Collared Owlet |
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 Spotted Owlet |
 Black-rumped Flameback |
 Streak-throated Woodpecker |
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker |
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 Great Barbet |
Blue-throated Barbet |
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 Great Hornbill |
Indian Roller |
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 Little Green Bee-eater |
White-throated Kingfisher |
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 Sand Lark |
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark |
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 Citrine Wagtail |
 Plain Martin |
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 Himalayan (Altai) Accentor |
 Rufous-breasted Accentor |
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 Long-tailed Shrike (erythronotus) |
Long-tailed Shrike (longicaudatus) |
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 Grey-backed Shrike |
Brown Shrike |
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 Common Green Magpie |
Red-billed Blue Magpie |
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 Large-billed Crow |
Long-tailed Minivet |
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 Yellow-bellied Fantail |
Black Drongo |
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 Blue Rock-thrush |
Dark-throated Thrush |
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 Dark-throated and Chestnut Thrushes |
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 Grey-winged Blackbird |
White-collared Blackbird |
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 Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher |
Verditer Flycatcher |
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 Red-throated Flycatcher |
Orange-flanked Bush-robin |
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 White-browed Bush-robin |
Oriental Magpie-robin |
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 Blue-fronted Redstart |
Plumbeous Water Redstart |
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 White-capped Water Redstart |
Little Forktail |
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 Spotted Forktail |
White-tailed Stonechat |
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 Grey Bushchat |
Asian Pied Starling |
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 Jungle Myna |
White-tailed Nuthatch |
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 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch |
Wallcreeper |
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 Black-lored Tit |
Great Tit |
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 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker |
Black-crested Bulbul |
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 Red-whiskered Bulbul |
Himalayan Bulbul |
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 Black Bulbul |
Striated Prinia |
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 Grey-breasted Prinia |
Common Tailorbird |
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 Buff-barred Warbler |
Lemon-rumped Warbler |
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 Grey-hooded Warbler |
White-crested Laughing-thrush |
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 Black-faced Laughing-thrush |
Streaked Laughing-thrush |
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 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler |
Black-chinned Babbler |
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 Chestnut-tailed (Bar-throated) Minla |
White-browed Fulvetta |
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 Stripe-throated Yuhina |
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 Rufous Sibia |
Green-tailed Sunbird |
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 Russet Sparrow |
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch |
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 Dark-breasted Rosefinch |
Red-headed Bullfinch |
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Future tour dates
28 January–12 February 2009
Additional information on Birdfinders' tour of Nepal
 Siberian Rubythroat – a much sought-after and superb-looking bird
Nepal tour prices
- Total price: £2150
- Air price only: £500
- Ground price: £1650
- Single supplement: £180
- Deposit: £250
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Price includes return flights between London and Kathmandu and internally in Nepal, all transport in Nepal, accommodation in twin-bedded rooms/tents with private facilities where available, all meals and all guiding services. Excluded are insurance, visas, alcoholic drinks, gratuities and items of a purely personal nature.
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